The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is now in full swing, and I wanted to share a recent interaction I had with a patron during a research request. As part of my job duties working at UTA Special Collections, I work extensively with our photograph collections, with our largest being the Fort Worth Star-Telegram photograph collection.
When Fort Worth pastor Kyev Tatum approached me one day last summer on a quest for information, he introduced me to a notable Fort Worthian, Beatrice Pringle, and her Stock Show story.
This is the part of my job that I’m most excited by — getting to be a part of and help further someone’s research journey while also learning more about the rich history of this community in the process…